AIRCRAFT MECHANIC

Full Job Description

This National Guard position is for a AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, Position Description Number D1525000 and is part of the OH 121 Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard.

Its purpose is to act as the crew chief with responsibility for directing the total maintenance effort on individually assigned aircraft.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience or training that has provided the candidate with the skill to remove and replace aircraft parts, accessories, and components, and to make adjustments and settings according to established specifications.

Must be skilled in the use of hand tools and test equipment.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to journey-level experience or training equivalent to or exceeding the WG-10 or WU-10 grade level, positions at this grade level may include performing duties as a dedicated crew chief.

Other positions may include responsibility for performing, coordinating, and/or overseeing the work and any periodic inspections to be done on an aircraft whether it is alone, or with the assistance of other mechanics and/or workers.

Some positions may include coordinating the work of other journey-level workers in other trades to work simultaneously on the aircraft.

Other positions may include serving as the technical authority to advise on, examine, and approve all airframe, mechanical, electrical, and pneudraulic repairs of assigned aircraft. Major Duties:

As a AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, WG-8852-12, you will perform the following duties:

Directs, monitors or performs overall maintenance, servicing, inspections and documentation for one or more aircraft.

Work is performed in complex working conditions under time and/or mission constraints to include all weather and night operations.

Works with, coordinates and oversees the work of subordinate aircraft mechanics.

Coordinates and oversees the work of journey level workers in other trades working simultaneously on the assigned aircraft. Reviews, trains and prepares to perform battle damage assessment/repair.

Participates in mission generation/regeneration operations. Directs multiple specialists in preparing aircraft for combat operations.

Expedites aircraft operations to include concurrent servicing, hot pit refueling and/or combat turns or integrated combat turns.

Performs preflight, postflight, thru flight, periodic, isochronal, phase, hourly and special inspections, as well as servicing, defueling, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.

Serves as the technical authority to advise on, inspect and approve all airframe, mechanical, electrical/environmental, avionics, engine and pneudraulic repairs on assigned aircraft.

Works closely with the production control function to report current aircraft status, requests and coordinates specialist support for accomplishing maintenance exceeding sortie generation capabilities or time constraints.

Controls and performs work assignments based upon priorities, workload, availability of parts, facilities, material and personnel. Assigns maintenance and repair functions to subordinate mechanics.

Coordinates with production control to direct short notice availability of the aircraft to accomplish work on delayed discrepancies and other scheduled maintenance to meet mission requirements.

Observes and inspects performance and work procedures to ensure compliance with applicable technical publications, directives and local policy.

Accomplishes operational tests of aircraft systems and components. Directs and performs the ground movement of aircraft. Launches, recovers, parks and services aircraft.

Performs end of runway inspection. Installs, removes, inspects and adjusts aerial delivery systems to mission requirements.

Makes diagnoses and solves malfunctions of aircraft systems and components by utilizing a wide variety of complex state of the art computerized and/or non computerized diagnostic and precision equipment, by studying layout drawings, blueprints and wiring diagrams and by analyzing construction and operating characteristics of aircraft and their components.

Performs or oversees maintenance such as troubleshooting, removing, repairing, replacing, rigging, aligning, cleaning, painting and corrosion control.

May be required to assist DEPOT level maintenance activities on individual assigned aircraft discrepancies.

Ensures all mission associated support (-21) equipment is available and serviceable for deployment and employment.

Ensures aircraft documentation and Maintenance Information Systems (MIS) accurately reflect the airworthiness of the Aircraft.

Provides technical guidance and assistance to flight crews regarding observed discrepancies and experienced in-flight characteristics and system malfunctions.

Performs or assists in aircrew debriefing when required.

Performs in-process and final inspection of aircraft and components undergoing repair, overhaul and/or modification to verify and certify by signature adherence to work techniques, procedures and quality standards established by applicable publications.

Completed work is reviewed for adherence to maintenance policy independently to determine that the aircraft is prepared and safe for flight.

Due to the nature of operations tempo, must make decisions on a wide range of matters that may involve changes to past precedents to ensure completion of the mission.

Clears Red X symbols on aircraft forms, accomplishes or directs engine power runs, may taxi aircraft in accordance with applicable directives.

Plans, develops and conducts training during the technician work week to a multi facet workforce comprised of from 3 to 8 assigned military positions.

Training sessions are designed to provide instructions in techniques of repair and maintenance of aircraft and related equipment.

Conducts and certifies Cross Utilization Training (CUT) of non WG-88XX series Aircraft Mechanics to meet mission requirements.

Selects the appropriate instructional method, utilizing either formalized classroom or practical on-the-job method of instruction.

Performs other duties as assigned. *The above duty description does not contain all details of the official position description.

A copy of the entire position description can be found on FASCLASS by searching the position description PD#: (D1525000). https://acpol2.army.mil/fasclass/search_fs/search_fasclass.asp